A GUI tool for annotating calibrations for bayesian #molecularclock dating developed by #iqtree team github.com/iqtree/calib...

GitHub - iqtree/calibratree: Fossil calibation annotation for Bayesian molecular dating 🧬

Fossil calibation annotation for Bayesian molecular dating 🧬 - iqtree/calibratree

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This was a long and complex project led by a tenacious @sandinmm.eurosky.social but it was all very worth it. This was also my first collaboration with @phoebefossil.bsky.social and Hélène Morlon so I’m grateful for that.

Miguel Méndez Sandín@sandinmm.eurosky.social · 4w ago

Apparently the "boring billion" was actually exciting! We provide molecular evidence of complex Mesoproterozoic eukaryotic communities. So happy to see this out 🥳 Thanks to @phoebefossil.bsky.social , Hélène Morlon & @fburki.bsky.social for a lovely collab! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

The @systbiol.bsky.social Mentorship Program is looking for a few more faculty/curators/etc. to help mentor the next generation of systematic biologists. Great way to meet new people and build community, and only takes ~1 hour per month. Link: forms.gle/1daBQbswoFqj... Please share!

Michael Landis@landismj.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The @systbiol.bsky.social Mentorship Program is back for 2026-2027! The program pairs off mentees with mentors based on shared interests in systematics and biodiversity research. Low effort, high reward! 12 virtual monthly meetings. More info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p... Apply by June 12th!

📣 GBE is launching a Methods section GBE is launching a new Methods section dedicated to theoretical advances, methodological innovation, and critical assessments of existing approaches. 🔗 academic.oup.com/gbe/pages/methods-articles #genome #evolution #societyjournal

Save the date for the 2027 SMBE Conference in Québec City! The LOC of #SMBE2027 would like to welcome you to Québec City for the 2027 Conference of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution,from June 20-24, 2027, and hosted by Université Laval at the Québec Convention Centre. #society

Latest from the lab: @ruolinwu.bsky.social integrates fossil and molecular evidence to estimate the timing of origin of flowering plants. Thanks to @sabifo4.bsky.social @jameswclark.bsky.social Yue Tong, Shan Wan, Davide Pisani, Harald Schneider and Daniele Silvestro for helping to make this happen

Ruolin WU@ruolinwu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The broader implication extends beyond flowering plants. Many famous "rocks vs. clocks" debates may not require choosing sides. The challenge is finding better ways to let fossils and molecules speak to each other. Link to our latest: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I’m here at #evol2026, as is a sizable chunk of Systematic Biology’s editorial board (academic.oup.com/sysbio/pages...). Early career folks: Please feel free to grab us to talk about publishing in the journal. We are here to help!

🚨 Call for papers! 🚨 Join our Special Issue on the advances on epigenetic biomarkers and their emerging applications in ecology and evolution! Guest editors: @jessicap-bio.bsky.social @irissammarco.bsky.social @drclrichards.bsky.social @marenwellenreuther.bsky.social and more! 🧵 (1/4)

the method accounts for compo heterogeneity across sites, and perhaps more importantly, across lineages, the latter much less explored than the former before, greatly extending some prior works by the authors (to my knowledge) www.nature.com/articles/s41... elifesciences.org/articles/425...

Andrew Roger@andrewjroger.bsky.social · 3mo ago

11/ Huge credit to Charley McCarthy (@cgpmcc.bsky.social), who led this work, and to Ed Susko who implemented the models. Software and related scripts are available from Ed Susko’s software page: www.mathstat.dal.ca/~tsusko/soft...

1/ Our new paper in Systematic Biology "Modeling Site-and-Branch-Heterogeneity with GFmix" led by @cgpmcc.bsky.social describes improved ways to model compositional heterogeneity across both sites and branches—an important source of error in deep phylogenomics. doi.org/10.1093/sysb...

Modeling Site-and-Branch-Heterogeneity with GFmix

Abstract. Phylogenetic trees are often inferred from protein sequences sampled from diverse taxa across the tree of life. The compositions of these amino a

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Hong Kong’s introduced population of critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos (~200 birds) shows very healthy genetics, avoiding inbreeding & low diversity. Maybe these city parrots serve as a genetic reservoir for the native range 🦜🧬 doi.org/10.1111/eva....

The IDEA symposium organizers Yichen (Serena) Dai, @sabiagini.bsky.social, and @hayleybethfree.bsky.social, together with the entire task force are thrilled for the upcoming SMBE 2026 in Copenhagen! See you there! ✨ #SMBE2026 @official-smbe.bsky.social

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution@official-smbe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#SMBE2026 IDEA Symposium: Advancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Molecular Biology and Evolution 🗓️ Tue Jun 30, 3:50pm 🔗 smbe2026.org/programme

The @systbiol.bsky.social Mentorship Program is back for 2026-2027! The program pairs off mentees with mentors based on shared interests in systematics and biodiversity research. Low effort, high reward! 12 virtual monthly meetings. More info: www.systbio.org/mentorship-p... Apply by June 12th!

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We're delighted to announce Sarah Sanderson (McGill University) as the winner of the 2025 Louis Bernatchez Memorial Prize for the best student-led paper in Evolutionary Applications! Congratulations, @sarahsanderson.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

We are extending the deadline to our 'Time-dependency in Micro- and Macroevolutionary Rates' special feature. ⏰️ Deadline for proposals is now the 10th July. Find out more 👇 buff.ly/8eeEEjN

My new paper with @gdarlim.bsky.social and @hoehna.bsky.social is now out in Proceedings B! We set out to compare two different approaches to time-calibrate a molecular phylogeny: traditional node calibrations, and unresolved FBD... @royalsocietypublishing.org doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

How to date a molecular phylogeny: comparison of effective priors between node calibration and fossilized birth–death

Abstract. Time-calibrating a phylogenetic tree is a fundamental step in phylogenetic inference, as it allows the study of macroevolutionary processes such

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My son is showing me what’s a reflective Brownian motion.

IQ-TREE 3 is now integrated with MCMCTree: That is, IQ-TREE's sophisticated substitution models can now be used for Bayesian molecular-clock dating analyses!

Andrew Roger@andrewjroger.bsky.social · 3mo ago

IQ-TREE 3: Phylogenomic Inference Software using Complex Evolutionary Models academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Congrats to Matt! 🎉 I worked w/ Matt at USC, during which time I started focusing on evolutionary theories and met amazing colleagues like @jgschraiber.bsky.social & @kylethedavid.bsky.social (wait, no one else on Bluesky??)

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution@official-smbe.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This year's SMBE Mid-Career Excellence Award goes to Matt Pennell, professor @cornelluniversity.bsky.social Visit our website to learn more about the SMBE Faculty Awards 🔗 smbe.org/faculty-awards #society

also salute to all authors for their sustained publishing in society-based journals @molbioevol.bsky.social from iqtree 1 to 3. @bqminh.bsky.social @roblanfear.bsky.social wong kam fung, nhan

Andrew Roger@andrewjroger.bsky.social · 3mo ago

IQ-TREE 3: Phylogenomic Inference Software using Complex Evolutionary Models academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Excited to announce the 2026 International Symposium on Frontiers in Molecular Ecology 🧬🌿 📍 Chengdu, China | May 15–18, 2026 Join us to explore cutting-edge research in genomics, multi-omics, AI & molecular ecology 👩‍🔬 🔍 More info: life.scu.edu.cn/life_en/info...

🪸🦕 📈 🪨 Excited to announce our upcoming workshop: Bridging Stratigraphic Palaeobiology & Phylogenetics, with Emilia Jarochowska, @niklashohmann.bsky.social, @rachelwarnock.bsky.social, and Johan Hidding 📍 Lorentz Centre, Leiden 📅 28 Sep – 2 Oct 2026 Applications open - details below 👇

The SMBE Community Service Award for 2026 goes to Aoife McLysaght @ucddublin.bsky.social, who has served our society in many roles throughout the years. Visit our website to learn more about the SMBE Faculty Awards 🔗 smbe.org/faculty-awards #society

❗We recall that our Call for Volunteer Mentors for Undergraduate Awardees at SMBE2026 is ongoing. If you are interested in supporting the next generation of researchers, please contact Aya Takahashi (ayat@tmu.ac.jp) or Ravinder Kanda (rkanda@brookes.ac.uk). #SMBE2026

Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution@official-smbe.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Call for Volunteer Mentors for Undergraduate Awardees at SMBE2026 ℹ️ Application form tinyurl.com/smbe2026ment... 🗓️ Deadline April 30, 2026 ℹ️ More information Aya Takahashi (ayat@tmu.ac.jp) or Ravinder Kanda (rkanda@brookes.ac.uk) #SMBE2026 #society

lifestyle evolution in rickettsiales: time will tell sishuowang2022.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/o...

lifestyle evolution in Rickettsiales: time will tell

Rickettsiales is an alphaproteobacterial order. Traditionally, most if not all of its members were regarded as symbionts or pathogens of animals, including humans. This includes Wolbachia, one of t…

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New #ISEPpapers #preprint by @deemteam.bsky.social: Re-evaluating the eukaryotic Tree of Life with independent phylogenomic data www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #Protists #Microbes #Evolution #Eukaryotes #TreeOfLife #Phylogeny #Phylogenomics #Bioinformatics #Algae

Are you going to #SMBE2026 Copenhagen by train, or are you hesitating? Let's share experiences and give ideas to those who think to fly from Western or Central Europe with the hashtag #NoFlySMBE. If you're coming from 🇨🇭, there are night trains from Zürich or Basel to Hamburg. ✅🚆 ❌✈️

MBE is excited to launch our newest Call for Papers on the Major Transitions of Life, covering all aspects of phylogenomic research. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/pages/call-for-papers-on-the-major-transitions-of-life Guest Editors: Davide Pisani Anja Spang #evobio #molbio #phylogenetics

McArthur et al. present piqtree, an easy to use, open-source Python package that provides Python script based control of IQ-TREE’s phylogenetic inference engine. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag061 #evobio #molbio #compbio

piqtree: a python package for seamless phylogenetic inference with IQ-TREE

Abstract. piqtree (pronounced pie-cue-tree) is an easy to use, open-source Python package that provides Python script based control of IQ-TREE’s phylogenet

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SSE offers free virtual #Evol2026 registration to all countries in our Global Membership Assistance program, including India, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and 152 countries and territories around the world. Request your free registration code today! www.evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...